Describe the crimes writing worksheets
Here are some picture description writing worksheets about crime. They have interesting drawings that show different crimes taking place and the concepts behind them. Some of these describe the crime worksheet have suggested vocabulary, some do not. This makes them versatile to adapt to a variety of levels of English ability. Teachers and instructors can provide the words they deem necessary or want to reinforce.
For the first worksheet above, it is often a good idea to give students some useful crime-related vocabulary to work with. This could be terms such as burglary, pickpocket, thief, robber, chase, break-in, and so on. The idea is for them to write what they see is happening in each picture.
There are also 2 crime conversation questions worksheets that can be used in tandem with these activities with more advanced learners.
A Museum Heist
On this worksheet, we see a thief suspended in the air over a museum artifact that is guarded by laser sensors and sensor lights. You can either ask students to describe the picture or use it as a picture prompt to write a short story.
Give learners questions to think about for their writing, such as: What is the thief stealing and why? Is anyone helping the thief? Where and what time is it? What happens next?
A Bank Job
Next, we have 3 men looting a bank vault, stealing cash, gold, and perhaps whatever is in the safe deposit boxes. They managed to enter the Vault by tunneling underneath the bank with shovels.
You can provide extra vocabulary if required, and again let learners use their imaginations to create a tale based on the picture. Ask them questions such as: Who are the men? How much did they steal? Where are they from? Did they get caught?
Describe 6 crimes
This crime worksheet is similar to the one at the top of the page. The idea is again to describe the crimes or what can be seen happening in 6 individual pictures. Some objects can be described, where students can practice using prepositions of place.
There is a man hacking a computer, a thief cracking a safe behind a picture, a robber entering a building through a broken window, a criminal being arrested, a robber running with a bag of money, and a thief robbing an ATM.
The Detectives Board
This describe the crime worksheet is a little different. We have a detective’s case board that has photos of people and evidence. There is also a map, fingerprints, and numbers. What to make of it all?
This activity requires a fair bit of creativity. Students can try to figure out what it all means: how are all the things on the board linked? Or they can just use it for writing ideas and create their own stories loosely around what they see in the picture.
Vandalism
On this page, we have a gang of vandals destroying property. Some of them are spraying graffiti on a building, while others are smashing up a vehicle. Some vocabulary is provided, but you can always give more if you feel it is required.
This is a good worksheet for older students, and you can reinforce why this behavior is wrong.
4 crimes worksheet
Finally, we have a page with 4 crimes to name and describe. They are theft, cybercrime, piracy, and robbery. See if learners can describe what each crime is and how they are committed.
There are also many objects to name in the pictures, so it makes for a good vocabulary-building exercise.
